不备

bù bèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. unprepared
  2. 2. off guard

Words Containing 不备

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])

攻其不备
gōng qí bù bèi

see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi]

Child Words of 不备

不
bù

no; not so

备
bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip